Welcome to the dark side of crypto’s permissionless dream
MIT Technology Review
by Jessica KleinFebruary 18, 2026
“We’re out of airspace now. We can do whatever we want,” Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen tells me from the pilot’s seat of his Aston Martin helicopter. As we fly over suburbs outside Melbourne, Australia, it’s becoming clear that doing whatever he wants is Thorbjornsen’s MO. Upper-middle-class homes give way to vineyards, and Thorbjornsen points out our landing…
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Originally published on MIT Technology Review on 2/18/2026